As a result, she has been left with large scars on her back, where surgeons took muscles from to build her new breasts, and Anastacia has now admitted she is concerned about how the revealing ‘Strictly’ costumes will make her feel.

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Anastacia is one of the celebs competing on the new series of 'Strictly'

Speaking to The Huffington Post UK and other journalists at the ‘Strictly’ launch, Anastacia said: “I want to discover how to use my upper body, because with my radical mastectomy, I had to remove my lats completely from the bone and attach them to the front. So with the costumes, I sort of want them to feel comfortable, but I also have these huge scars on my back, and these costumes are very revealing.

“They are going to work with me to hide them and make them less visual. I have said I am open to [showing them] if I feel I have gone past a mountain - I would love to be able to accomplish that at least, to realise that I can show them. It’s just I’ve never showed them since 2013, and it would be an intense situation.”

Becoming emotional, she continued: “Even talking about it, I have a lump in my throat, so it would be very interesting. With a part of my heart, I would be willing to, but they are very kind to say I don’t have to.”